About the Authors

Maria A. Guimarães

Affiliation Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, BIOTEC, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Rosimeire N. de Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Animal Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Leiz M. C. Véras

Affiliations Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, BIOTEC, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, RENORBIO, Focal Point Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

David F. Lima

Affiliations Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, BIOTEC, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, RENORBIO, Focal Point Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, Collegiate Academic Medicine, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Campus Paulo Afonso, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil

Yuri D. M. Campelo

Affiliations Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, BIOTEC, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, RENORBIO, Focal Point Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

Stefano Augusto Campos

Affiliation Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, BIOTEC, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Selma A. S. Kuckelhaus

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, UNB Campus Dacy Ribeiro, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Pedro L. S. Pinto

Affiliation Adolfo Lutz Institute, Central Laboratory, São Paulo, Brazil

Peter Eaton

Affiliation UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, Portugal

Ana C. Mafud

Affiliation Group of Crystallography, Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Yvonne P. Mascarenhas

Affiliation Group of Crystallography, Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Silmara M. Allegretti

Affiliation Department of Animal Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Josué de Moraes

Affiliation Research Center for Neglected Diseases (NPDN/FACIG), Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil

Aleksandar Lolić

Affiliation Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Tatjana Verbić

Affiliation Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

José Roberto S. A. Leite

jrsaleite@gmail.com; jrleite@cnpq.pq

Affiliation Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, BIOTEC, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAG RNdO JdM SMA SASK JRSAL. Performed the experiments: MAG RNdO LMCV DFL YDMC SAC SASK PE ACM JdM AL TV. Analyzed the data: MAG RNdO JdM SMA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRSAL SMA LMCV PLSP DFL SASK PE ACM YPM AL TV YDMC SAC. Wrote the paper: MAG SASK PE.